The drive to New York was dreadful with many traffic jams and road construction.
After a 4 ½ hour drive we arrived at the port, and it was easy to park directly next to the customs check in. Security screening only took us 10 minutes and we were walking on board with someone greeting us at every corner! There are 2 ½ staff members for each guest on board. There are 2,591 travelers on board – 719 from US – 827 from UK – 726 from Germany – and the rest from all over the world.. There are a number of families and MANY older people on the boat. For the first time in many years – I feel young! Our room in steerage turned out to be lovely, with a bottle of Champagne awaiting us. It looks like Ed has already set the tone for the trip – he only brought one piece of luggage and hung his clothes up in the larger closet. We had our first emergency drill and they explained to us how to put on our life preserver and step off the boat. I feel safer knowing there is a pen light and whistle on the life preserver! We are seated at dinner with the same two couples from Long Island for the entire trip. We are really enjoying their company - they are retired educators from NYC and very entertaining. They also shared their wine.
After a 4 ½ hour drive we arrived at the port, and it was easy to park directly next to the customs check in. Security screening only took us 10 minutes and we were walking on board with someone greeting us at every corner! There are 2 ½ staff members for each guest on board. There are 2,591 travelers on board – 719 from US – 827 from UK – 726 from Germany – and the rest from all over the world.. There are a number of families and MANY older people on the boat. For the first time in many years – I feel young! Our room in steerage turned out to be lovely, with a bottle of Champagne awaiting us. It looks like Ed has already set the tone for the trip – he only brought one piece of luggage and hung his clothes up in the larger closet. We had our first emergency drill and they explained to us how to put on our life preserver and step off the boat. I feel safer knowing there is a pen light and whistle on the life preserver! We are seated at dinner with the same two couples from Long Island for the entire trip. We are really enjoying their company - they are retired educators from NYC and very entertaining. They also shared their wine.
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